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Updated on: 26 Dec 2019, 20:03
Originally posted by MBAaustralia on 25 Dec 2019, 19:24.
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Last week I finished reading through MGMAT Foundations of Math/Verbal and used this week to establish a baseline score. I have never done a CAT exam before, and have only sat a single standardised exam, hence I decided to take a MGMAT CAT to get a feeling of how a GMAT exam functions.
On Monday I sat a MGMAT CAT scoring a 620 (Q40 V35) which I was very happy with and therefore was feeling confident sitting the first official practice test the day after Christmas, but to my surprise I only managed to score a 530 (Q32 V32) almost a 100 point decrease from MGMAT #1!. I sat both exams at 0800, I attempted all sections under replicated exam conditions, and the orders were V->Q->IR->AWA.
WTF is wrong with me?? I constantly read posts/feedback describing how MGMAT is harder than GmapPrep, whereas here I am with an 8 point decrease on Quant. I'm currently in my final year of undergraduate studying a dual degree of engineering and business management with a GPA of 4.0/4.0. The three core engineering math subjects I have taken thus far I achieved 95%, 99% and 98% respectively but it seems I am a potato when attempting Quant. Now, I know that 'Quant' in the GMAT stands for Quantitative Reasoning and doesn't just require someone to regurgitate mathematical formulas, but I would have thought that I could have done better than 32nd percentile!
The only issue I faced while sitting GmatPrep #1 was that the loading screen would take 30 seconds to 1 minute to change to the next question on a number of occasions. Although this happened towards the end of each section, I would estimate I lost about 3-4 minutes on both Quant and Verbal.
The GmatPrep score is very disheartening. Although I have a long time till I will sit the exam (~July 2020 or December 2020), I feel defeated and I will never reach my goal of 750. With a baseline score of 620 I thought that achieving this goal was possible, but now seeing a 530 appear on the official practice exam really makes me doubt my ability.
On Monday I sat a MGMAT CAT scoring a 620 (Q40 V35) which I was very happy with and therefore was feeling confident sitting the first official practice test the day after Christmas, but to my surprise I only managed to score a 530 (Q32 V32) almost a 100 point decrease from MGMAT #1!. I sat both exams at 0800, I attempted all sections under replicated exam conditions, and the orders were V->Q->IR->AWA.
WTF is wrong with me?? I constantly read posts/feedback describing how MGMAT is harder than GmapPrep, whereas here I am with an 8 point decrease on Quant. I'm currently in my final year of undergraduate studying a dual degree of engineering and business management with a GPA of 4.0/4.0. The three core engineering math subjects I have taken thus far I achieved 95%, 99% and 98% respectively but it seems I am a potato when attempting Quant. Now, I know that 'Quant' in the GMAT stands for Quantitative Reasoning and doesn't just require someone to regurgitate mathematical formulas, but I would have thought that I could have done better than 32nd percentile!
The only issue I faced while sitting GmatPrep #1 was that the loading screen would take 30 seconds to 1 minute to change to the next question on a number of occasions. Although this happened towards the end of each section, I would estimate I lost about 3-4 minutes on both Quant and Verbal.
The GmatPrep score is very disheartening. Although I have a long time till I will sit the exam (~July 2020 or December 2020), I feel defeated and I will never reach my goal of 750. With a baseline score of 620 I thought that achieving this goal was possible, but now seeing a 530 appear on the official practice exam really makes me doubt my ability.
25 Dec 2019, 23:24
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Hi there. Merry Christmas, though seems you have moved past that now.
1. I would recommend that you do not stretch out your prep more than 3 months (6 at the most most length)
2. Variations happen. Sorry about your GMAT Prep. Not sure what happened there with the score but you can consider it perhaps somewhere in between what you got on the MGMAT and GMAT Prep. That's the best I can think of but I feel it is too early for you to start taking the CAT's if you are not taking the test for a while. It just seems odd and wasteful. Imagine you were training for boxing and you mastered your left jab - that's it, just left jab. Would you really go out a fight someone after just learning the left jab or left jab and right hook? I would suggest that before you get beat up again, consider other ways of measuring your progress than wasting a test.
1. I would recommend that you do not stretch out your prep more than 3 months (6 at the most most length)
2. Variations happen. Sorry about your GMAT Prep. Not sure what happened there with the score but you can consider it perhaps somewhere in between what you got on the MGMAT and GMAT Prep. That's the best I can think of but I feel it is too early for you to start taking the CAT's if you are not taking the test for a while. It just seems odd and wasteful. Imagine you were training for boxing and you mastered your left jab - that's it, just left jab. Would you really go out a fight someone after just learning the left jab or left jab and right hook? I would suggest that before you get beat up again, consider other ways of measuring your progress than wasting a test.
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Hi there. Merry Christmas, though seems you have moved past that now.
1. I would recommend that you do not stretch out your prep more than 3 months (6 at the most most length)
2. Variations happen. Sorry about your GMAT Prep. Not sure what happened there with the score but you can consider it perhaps somewhere in between what you got on the MGMAT and GMAT Prep. That's the best I can think of but I feel it is too early for you to start taking the CAT's if you are not taking the test for a while. It just seems odd and wasteful. Imagine you were training for boxing and you mastered your left jab - that's it, just left jab. Would you really go out a fight someone after just learning the left jab or left jab and right hook? I would suggest that before you get beat up again, consider other ways of measuring your progress than wasting a test.
1. I would recommend that you do not stretch out your prep more than 3 months (6 at the most most length)
2. Variations happen. Sorry about your GMAT Prep. Not sure what happened there with the score but you can consider it perhaps somewhere in between what you got on the MGMAT and GMAT Prep. That's the best I can think of but I feel it is too early for you to start taking the CAT's if you are not taking the test for a while. It just seems odd and wasteful. Imagine you were training for boxing and you mastered your left jab - that's it, just left jab. Would you really go out a fight someone after just learning the left jab or left jab and right hook? I would suggest that before you get beat up again, consider other ways of measuring your progress than wasting a test.
Cheers bb, Merry Christmas to you too!
As I'm about to begin my final year of university with the intention of applying for deffered programs (~April 2021 deadline), I feel that the most appropriate time to sit the exam would be when I'm not at university, so either July or November/December/January.
I am cautious about using my CATs but I did want to establish a rough baseline score with very little previous study. 620 on MGMAT made me feel great and I was expecting to get the same if not better on the official practise test. Well that didn't occur but **** happens though and life moves on! I'm frustrated although not stressed, I've made a promise to myself that I will break the 700 barrier and I won't accept anything less.
bb I do need time to prep but I agree that 6-12 months could be too much but I don't want my brain to go soft. Currently I've got MGMAT All the GMAT, OG20 + Verbal/Quant Review, Kaplan 800, and all Gmatclub free resources. However, I have not even opened any of these books yet. From your vast experience, what is a good approach to attacking the GMAT over a 6 month period? I had planned to sit GMATPrep #2 in February once I go through the MGMAT All the GMAT books, but should I from your advice above?
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